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Justice, Morrisey primary wins leave WV poised for coal-reliant energy status quo
Charleston Gazette
Election primary wins for Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey leave West Virginia poised to stick with a fossil fuel-heavy ...

West Virginia miner dies in state's first reported coal fatality of the year | News
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner died Thursday after being injured while operating an excavator at a southern West Virginia mine, Gov.

The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum Chronicles the Struggles of Appalachian Miners
WV News
One of the focal points of the museum is the Battle of Blair Mountain, a pivotal confrontation in 1921 between coal miners and coal operators ...

Biden proposes barring new federal coal at mining hub | The Hill
The Hill
Companies would still be allowed to extract coal under existing leases, and existing coal mining would be expected to continue through 2060. The ...

Global Coal Mining Support Activities Market Projected to Surge to $105.26 Billion by 2028
Yahoo Finance
Dublin, May 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Coal Mining Support Activities Global Market Report 2024" report has been added to ...

US coal mining business Alpha rehires former CLO to head legal team
The Global Legal Post
US coal mining business Alpha rehires former CLO to head legal team. May, 17 2024. Mark Manno rejoins as general counsel, replacing Roger Nicholson ...

Consol Energy aims to be a leading force in slowing the shift to renewable energy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Coal, which has the highest carbon emissions of all the major electricity sources and emits other air pollutants when burned, has been a declining ...

New head of U.S. energy agency seeks delay of coal, nuclear rule | Reuters
Reuters
Murray Energy, a private coal company, has said that it and other coal producers and related industries are "threatened with bankruptcy and ...

THERMAL COAL-Prices under pressure from oversupply
Yahoo Movies UK
Thermal coal prices hovered just above five-year lows on Wednesday as a global supply glut and weak demand from leading consumer China weighed.

Wyoming officials outraged, horrified by decision to end PRB coal leasing | County 17
County 17
While a May 16 release announcing the decision contained praise from energy officials — including a former coal miner from Gillette — Wyoming ...

Former coal-fired power plant site now home to incredible new energy storage system - Yahoo
Yahoo
In electrifying news for Nevada residents, what was once the site of the nation's "dirtiest coal plant" has been transformed into the state's ...

Coal exports hit $29.4 million in April - VietNam News
VietNam News
... coal industry development strategy. Society · Coal sector deploys many solutions to attract miners. In the past, Vinacomin's longwall mining ...

Energy transition is a 'priority' for Indonesia, but coal sector must be protected, say officials
Eco-Business
We have to take care of the coal industry,” he said, noting that Indonesia is “always seen as the bad guy” at international climate conferences ...

US appeals court won't pause EPA power plant emissions rule for now | Reuters
Reuters
... coal industry trade groups. Only 25 of the attorneys general had asked for an administrative stay, although the lawsuits have all been ...

AI cuts 100-day carbon capture modeling process down to 24 hours - Interesting Engineering
Interesting Engineering
Heriot-Watt University's groundbreaking ECO-AI project uses AI to reduce carbon capture modeling time from 100 days to 24 hours.

UPDATE 1-China's April coal output falls to lowest level since Oct 2022 - CNBC Africa
CNBC Africa
... mine safety conditions curbed output. Output was 371.67 million metric tons last month, down 2.9% from a year earlier, according to the National ...

BEYOND RESILIENCE - Mining Weekly
Mining Weekly
Epiroc, which offers a broad range of autonomous solutions for drilling, loading and haulage in underground and surface mining operations, says ...

Gov. Mark Gordon: 'Blizzard' of regulations are 'designed to kill the coal industry'
Fox Business
Gov. Mark Gordon: 'Blizzard' of regulations are 'designed to kill the coal industry'. Republican Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon joined 'The Bottom Line ...

States, co-ops sue EPA over coal plant CO2 plan | Energy Central
Energy Central
Make no mistake, this rule intentionally sets impossible standards to destroy the coal industry. Federal agencies cannot decide on a whim to ...

Coal debate heats up - Daily Tribune
Daily Tribune
Many other sources of electricity can join the bid but will relatively be more expensive, according to the now Leyte governor.